Wood River Valley. The 2009–2010 Lecture Series lineup consists of humorist David Sedaris, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Díaz, journalist Roxana Saberi, and former U.S. Health & Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala. Other notable persons hosted by the Sun Valley Museum of Art include E. O. Wilson, Gloria Steinem, Louise Erdrich, Michael Pollan, Michael Chabon, Henry Louis Gates, Mara Liasson, Scott Simon, Mary Oliver, Barbara Ehrenreich, Robert Thurman, Terry Tempest Williams, Geraldine Brooks, Rick Bass, and Maxine Hong Kingston. Performing artists include Ragamala Dance, the Shanghai Quartet, Jake Shimabukuro, Perla Batalla, Martin Hayes, the African Children's Choir, Lura, BodyVox Dance, Ririe-Woodbury Dance, and the Vienna Choir Boys. The Museum's outdoor summer concerts feature some of the most popular names in rock, country, and blues. Past performers include Lyle Lovett, Bonnie Raitt, Arlo Guthrie, Rosanne Cash, and Jonny Lang. Educational Outreach The Museum works in partnership with other local nonprofit organizations and the Blaine County School District. Many performers, writers and artists who come to town to participate in Sun Valley Museum of Art's programs also visit local schools. Distinguished visitors in recent years include E. O. Wilson, Louise Erdrich, Gloria Steinem, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Michael Pollan, and Junot Díaz. In addition, the museum offers after-school art classes in both English and Spanish, either at area schools or at locations nearby, free of charge to elementary and middle-school students. The Museum offers a variety of scholarships to local students and teachers, paid for mostly out of proceeds from its only fundraising event, an annual Wine Auction. Annual Wine Auction Fundraiser The Sun Valley Museum of Art depends on the Wine Auction, its only fundraiser, for more than half its operating budget. Many Museum programs are offered free of charge thanks in large part to the Wine Auction. The Wine Auction, which celebrates its 29th year in 2010, is consistently ranked among the nation's Top 10 Charity Wine Auctions by Wine Spectator magazine. During the three-day Auction weekend in July, more than 3,000 people attend the myriad events, which range from a festive Wine Auction Gala to a dozen intimate Vintner Dinners at private homes. The largest events are a Wine Tasting Extravaganza and a Wine Picnic and Concert. In 2009 SVMoA introduced several new events, including a sold-out Riedel Wine Symposium and a series of events aimed at younger art lovers who are members of The Museum's Junior Patrons Circle. Guest